6 Frequently Asked Questions – COVID19 and Shipping Industry
Introduction The World Trade Organization has projected that “world trade is expected to fall by between 13% and 32% in 2020” due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as it has increased globally causing massive disruptions on…
FICHTE WEBINAR: COVID-19 and Shipping Industry
Free Live Webinar The COVID-19 outbreak has been affecting supply chains worldwide and significantly impacting global trade. The shipping industry, being the backbone of global trade, has been severely disrupted. Our recent webinar focused on…
FICHTE WEBINAR: COVID-19 and Employment Law in the UAE
Free Live Webinar To help employers and employees better understand the current developments, including some temporary measures introduced in the UAE, Fichte & Co recently hosted a free live webinar. Our Associate, DR. Laura Voda…
Things to Know about the “Early Leave” Initiative in UAE
Note: In continuation of our previous article, the NEW Ministerial Resolution on Employment and COVID 19 1. What is the “Early Leave” Initiative? In furtherance to Ministerial Resolution 279 of 2020 and as part of…
Employers and NEW Ministerial Resolution 279 in the UAE
On March 26, 2020, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MOHRE) issued Resolution 279 on Employment Stability in the Private Sector during the period of application of the precautionary measures aimed at curbing the…
Employment affected by COVID 19 in DMCC and other free zones – legal insights
Colloquially, people understand commercial free zones as areas somehow segregated from the UAE onshore territory. Whereas this understanding is mainly accurate for the financial free zones, it is to be known that commercial free zones…
Salient Q&A on the impact of COVID-19 on the labor market in the UAE
Note: THIS IS APPLICABLE FOR UAE COMPANIES THAT FALL UNDER THE APPLICATION OF THE FEDERAL LAW 8 0f 1980 AS AMENDED. GOVERNMENT ENTITIES ARE THEREFORE EXCLUDED. Can the employer oblige the employees to come to…
Impact of COVID-19 on Vessel Charters
In December 2019, the coronavirus (COVID-19) was first reported as an emerging virus in China, and in the following weeks, the virus had spread globally. Earlier this month, the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak as…
New horizons in cross-border enforcement? English Courts enforce a Dubai Courts judgment.
In 2020, the English High Court recognized and therefore ordered summary judgment for the enforcement of a Dubai Courts judgment. The English Courts’ approach in Lenkor Energy Trading DMCC v Puri [2020] EWHC 75 (QB)…